There’s just something about the guitar. It’s hard to define. There aren’t many art forms that are capable of connecting radically different ideas and lifestyles. For some reason, the guitar happens to be one of them.
For example:
Jimi Hendrix is unanimously considered one of the greats. He was known for his outrageous stage habits (like setting his axe on fire), his ability to draw influences from Black music into Rock N Roll, and his divine talents on the guitar. Jimi played as though there were no rules or limits when it came to the guitar, and, as a result, left legions of guitarists reexamining their roles in a new light.
Then there are people like Jorge Ben Jor, a popular Brazilian musician who would probably never engage